Apple unvieled their Amazon Kindle killer the iPad! On the outside it might just look like an over-sized iphone but I bet Amazon Kindle product managers aren’t thinking that. They might as well hang it up. The iPad takes digital publishing ten steps ahead with full-scale viewing and web browsing capabilities that make the Kindle look like an old-school Merlin.
So what it doesn’t have a phone… The enty-level iPad is on $499. It runs applications from the app store and is aslo positioning itself as a Google Android killer. Instead of jumping into the mini-laptop market, It has beat Google to market with a mobile application that runs on a device capable of full-scale computing. They’re carving-out a new category similar to what they did with the iPhone.
Here are the specs…
Pricing scheme
WiFi Model
16 GB – $499
32 GB – $599
64 GB – $699
3G Model
16 GB – $629
32 GB – $729
64 GB – $829
iPad Specifications
1GHz Apple A4 processor (custom)
0.5″ thick
1.5 pounds
Display
9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Sensors
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Compass
Input and Output
Dock connector
3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
Built-in speakers
Microphone
SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)
Audio Playback
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit
Battery and Power
Built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Other Specs
802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1
Runs iPhone apps in window or pixel doubling
Hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics
SDK released 1/27/10
Syncs over USB through iTunes, just like iPhone or iPod touch, syncing photos, music, movies, tv shows, contacts, apps, etc.
Offers touch-ready iWork version which includes versions of the Pages, Numbers and Keynote applications at $9.99